BHS ELA Instructional Guide

Unpacked Standard

Reading 11-12.7

RL.11-12.7 a. ​ Analyze how an author develops a text through complex and/or dynamic characters, interaction with other characters, and advancement of the plot or development of the theme. (RL) b. ​ Analyze how the author develops a text through an analysis or argument, including the sequence, the introduction and development and connections of ideas. (RI)

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Literary Text ●​ Complex characters ●​ Dynamic characters ●​ Interaction ●​ Advancement ●​ Plot ●​ Development ●​ Theme

Informational Texts ●​ Analysis ●​ Argument ●​ Sequence ●​ Introduction ●​ Development ●​ Connections ●​ Ideas

Learning Intentions and Success Criteria Examples Literary Text Learning Intention: I am learning how an author uses dynamic characters, plot, and theme to develop a text. Success Criteria: I know I’ll have it when, ●​ I can identify and analyze how complex and/or dynamic characters and their interaction with other characters develop a text. ●​ I can identify and analyze how plot advancements develop a text. ●​ I can identify and analyze how the development of the theme in a text (through imagery, symbolism, motifs, characters, etc.) develops a text. Informational Text Learning Intention: I am learning how an author uses an analysis or argument to develop a text. Success Criteria: I know I’ll have it when, ●​ I can identify the structure of the analysis or argument that the author uses (introduction, sequence, development, and connections). ●​ I can analyze how the structure develops the text as a whole.

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